Bucket Fillers!

One of my responsibilities at Hilltop is to help develop our school-wide character education curriculum.  I am excited to present to you this month's theme of Bucket Filling.  Below is a letter that will be posted on each classroom teacher's website explaining what we hope to achieve this month.  If you have any questions or suggestions on how we can build on this concept, don't hesitate to let me know.  Have an excellent weekend!

Dear Parents,

This month at Hilltop we are becoming “Bucket Fillers” as part of our character education program.  Based on the books Have You Filled a Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud and How Full Is Your Bucket? by Tom Rath, we are embracing the concept of filling one another’s “buckets” and making sure our “buckets” stay filled by saying and doing kind things for one another.

Throughout the course of the month we will be working on meeting the following goals through this curriculum:

1. Teach children how to reach out and express love, respect and appreciation to others

2. Help children become other-centered rather than self-centered

3. Help children express their feelings (good and bad) in a healthy manner

4. Help children understand where feelings originate and how to protect their feelings from being hurt

5. Establish a framework for more constructive words and actions and less bullying

6. Create more positive home and school environments

(Taken from www.bucketfillers101.com)

Each week students will participate in creative classroom lessons that will teach and reinforce the concepts listed above.  Additionally, staff school-wide will be watching for students who are filling the buckets of others.  Those students “caught” filling buckets will receive special recognition at the end of each week. 

Be sure to ask your child about how they’ve filled someone’s bucket or how their bucket was filled each day!  It’s a fun and easy way to stay connected to what’s happening at school, as well as a great strategy to try within your own family.  We are excited about the positive impact this will have on our student body and school climate and as always, we thank you for your support!

Sincerely,

The Hilltop Staff